Homework - So many potholes!

Read the story. Watch the video. Answer the questions. 


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Story:
NYC (2/8/11) - Mandatory time off is making fixing the city's numerous potholes even more challenging.


Last week, the Department of Transportation started five-day furloughs for road crews as a way to save the city $1 million.


A furlough is when you have to take unpaid days off your job so that your employer can save money.


The agency said the furloughs were necessary to prevent layoffs.


According to the DOT, it takes the city 3.6 days to fill a pothole after a complaint is filed. A year ago the city would fix it in 1 or 2 days. 


While the DOT says it is doing all it can, drivers are getting frustrated with the situation.


"Right now, I can't understand why they will not do nothing in the street,” said a driver. "I can say that because it bottomed my tire flat two times in the street. It is very bad."


"There are too many potholes," said another. "I've never seen this many in my life. It's real bad, real bad."


"I had to use a spare and come up and fix my tire today and now I'm running late to work," said a third.


With Tuesday morning's rain and the colder air that then moved back into the city, there is a good chance there will be more potholes on the way.


DOT officials say they are working with available resources and have filled more than 45,000 holes since the Christmas blizzard. It has 40 crews working on at least 2,000 potholes a day across the five boroughs.


Questions:
1. Where did this story take place?
2. When did this story take place?
3. What is a furlough?
4. How many days does it take to fix a pothole now?
5. How many days did it take last year?
6. How many potholes did the DOT fix since the Christmas blizzard?
7. How do drivers feel about the potholes?


Info from NY1